NTSB investigations, 1978

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

Cases, newest first

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1978
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB NYC78FA097Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Windsor Locks, CTSep 20, 1978 · N20285 · DestroyedNTSB MKC78FER93Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · St Paul, MNSep 20, 1978 · N9580U · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKJ92Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Blountstown, FLSep 20, 1978 · N86234 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKG82Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Brooklett, GASep 20, 1978 · N4962Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DKQ40Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Hollybluff, MSSep 20, 1978 · N961X · DestroyedNTSB LAX78FUK06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Yuma, AZSep 20, 1978 · N55679 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX78FUA30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Long Beach, CASep 20, 1978 · N13823 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX78DVM47Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Paso Robles, CASep 20, 1978 · N53860 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX78DUM38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34T · San Diego, CASep 20, 1978 · N1451X · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78DA113Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · St Louis, MOSep 20, 1978 · N7573A · No damageNTSB FTW78DRA42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Midway, TXSep 20, 1978 · N7301W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DA087Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LASep 20, 1978 · N59600 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEE72Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28A · North Chicago, ILSep 20, 1978 · N612B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEM42Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Kalamazoo, MISep 20, 1978 · N2852Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEI38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Strongsville, OHSep 20, 1978 · N9936A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DAG14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Skwentna, AKSep 20, 1978 · N8957T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA066Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hall, MTSep 19, 1978 · N8359C · DestroyedNTSB NYC78IA096Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310R · Westfield, MASep 19, 1978 · N98949 · Minor damageNTSB MKC79FCJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47-J2 · Cactus Flats, SDSep 19, 1978 · N63090 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FTK40Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47-J2 · Cactus Flats, SDSep 19, 1978 · N90547 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKG81Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Juniper, GASep 19, 1978 · N5988S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FA125Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper E-2 · Fernandina, FLSep 19, 1978 · N12627 · DestroyedNTSB LAX78FUA31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Torrance, CASep 19, 1978 · N65569 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78IA112Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Washington, DCSep 19, 1978 · N59911 · Minor damageNTSB IAD78FLQ35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Covington, KYSep 19, 1978 · N1440T · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FLQ33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Lebanon, KYSep 19, 1978 · N42948 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FA111Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Blountville, TNSep 19, 1978 · N7700L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA083Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350C · Sabine Pass, TXSep 19, 1978 · N9001B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEX39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Indianapolis, INSep 19, 1978 · N4376E · DestroyedNTSB CHI78FEE68Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Dekalb, ILSep 19, 1978 · N23583 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FA068Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chicago, ILSep 19, 1978 · N4529Q · Substantial damageNTSB ANC77DAH51Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Cordova, AKSep 19, 1978 · N9868X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FYM51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Oregon City, ORSep 18, 1978 · N4854D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FYE36Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Neah Bay, WASep 18, 1978 · N4100C · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FA095Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Granville, MASep 18, 1978 · N63731 · DestroyedNTSB MKC78DA070Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 401A · Garden City, KSSep 18, 1978 · N6238Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FLG39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-15 · Isle Of Palms, SCSep 18, 1978 · N4390H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FLG38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Gaston, SCSep 18, 1978 · N6942T · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FA109Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTed Smith 600 · Morrisville, NCSep 18, 1978 · N7547S · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FLQ34Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Lexington, KYSep 18, 1978 · N8938F · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78FVM46Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Castroville, CASep 17, 1978 · N78900 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DXQ50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Mina, NVSep 17, 1978 · N756TM · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DVG82Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Angwin, CASep 17, 1978 · N5053S · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DVG81Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Woodland, CASep 17, 1978 · N80330 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FNC51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Old Town, MESep 17, 1978 · N9604H · No damageNTSB NYC78FHA34Accident · No injuriesClosedStearman PT-17 · Pottstown, PASep 17, 1978 · N46Y · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7HC · Bridgeville, PASep 17, 1978 · N9845Y · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FFJ41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Sherman, NYSep 17, 1978 · CF-PMR · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FER96Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Belle Plaine, MNSep 17, 1978 · N8241S · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DKT08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lk Okeechobee, FLSep 17, 1978 · N13165 · Substantial damage